Leviticus 11:25

Leviticus 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:

Context of Leviticus 11:25

23But all other winged insects which are four-footed are detestable to you. 24‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. 26As for all the animals which have a divided hoof but do not show a split hoof, or do not chew the cud, they are unclean to you; whoever touches them becomes unclean. 27Also whatever walks on its paws, among all the creatures that walk on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:25 word by word

וְכָל־הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א מִנִּבְלָתָ֑ם יְכַבֵּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

• whoeverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• picksנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• anyמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of their carcassesנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• shall washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and beטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:25

• Leviticus 11:28and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.
• Leviticus 14:8The one to be cleansed shall then wash his clothes and shave off all his hair, and bathe in water and be clean. And afterward he may enter the camp, but he shall stay outside his tent for seven days.
• Leviticus 15:5Anyone, moreover, who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water and be unclean until evening;
• Leviticus 16:28Then the one who burns them shall wash his clothes and bathe his body with water; and afterward he shall come into the camp.
• Exodus 19:10The Lord also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their garments;
• Numbers 19:8The one who burns the heifer shall also wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and will be unclean until evening.
• Numbers 31:24And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and you will be clean; and afterward you may enter the camp.”
• Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my guilt And cleanse me from my sin.
• Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for defilement.
• John 13:8Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no place with Me.”
• Acts 22:16Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’
• Hebrews 9:10since they relate only to food, drink, and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.
• Hebrews 10:22let’s approach God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• 1 John 1:7but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
• Revelation 7:14I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-28Verses 24-28 Unclean - If the due purification was omitted at the time, through negligence or forgetfulness, a sin-offering was required. See Leviticus 5:2.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25unclean until evening: Anyone who touched a ceremonially unclean animal that was dead would be unclean until evening. In Israel, evening marked the start of the next day.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-471-2. the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron--These laws, being addressed to both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers in Israel, may serve to indicate the twofold view that is to be taken of them. Undoubtedly the first and strongest reason for instituting a distinction among meats was to discourage the Israelites from spreading into other countries, and from general intercourse with the world--to prevent them acquiring familiarity with the inhabitants of…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:25

• Defilement
• Food
• Insects
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Israel, Religion of
• John the Baptist

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings